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United States Income Share Top 10% 1980s

Name: United States Income Share Top 10% 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

26.12% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's income share top 10% during the 1980s ranged from 24.80% (1980) to 27.30% (1989), averaging 26.12% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	24.80%	−0.10pp	2nd
1981	25.30%	+0.50pp	7th
1982	25.90%	+0.60pp	4th
1983	26.10%	+0.20pp	6th
1984	26.20%	+0.10pp	8th
1985	26.50%	+0.30pp	10th
1986	26.30%	−0.20pp	8th
1987	26.10%	−0.20pp	14th
1988	26.70%	+0.60pp	7th
1989	27.30%	+0.60pp	10th